Role Profile

Reporting under the LSE plc CIO organisation, the FX Programme Manager is responsible for mobilising and executing projects within the FX Technology Modernisation programme.

This workstream is a key deliverable within FX, charged with significantly reducing technical debt and increasing resilience across the FX Technology infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Mobilise and managing projects within the FX Technology Modernisation programme, delivering on the following specific deliverables:
  • Tableau Upgrade
  • Gigaspace upgrade
  • FXall in WS to Greenfield Azure
  • Pricestream Outpost
  • Viking Outpost
• Build, agree, socialise and manage detailed end-to-end plans for 2024-2026, capturing and documenting inter-dependencies between deliverables.
• Ensuring live service is not negatively impacted for the FX Business and Clients as changes to the FX infrastructure are rolled out.
• Mobilise appropriate governance (SteerCos / Working Groups) to ensure there is transparency and accountability across the stakeholder community.
• Define and report on progress and achievement of key milestones.
• Clearly define roles, responsibilities, and identify / address areas of concern.
• Manage issues and risks, escalating as appropriate to the FX Technology Modernisation SteerCo and FX Portfolio Board.
• Continually manage dependencies, ensuring smooth and timely delivery of key milestones.
• Represent projects at the FX Technology Modernisation SteerCo, providing the following updates:
  • Report on progress made and plans for the next reporting period.
  • RAG status
  • Return to Green plans
  • Key risks and issues
  • Financial position
• Manage financials, i.e.:
  • Create and maintain the 2024 / 2025 / 2026 forecasts
  • Track actuals and adjust accordingly to ensure projects remain in budget
• Maintain Clarity, i.e.:
  • Milestones
  • Risks / Issues
  • Status updates
  • Cost plans
• Create and maintain project artefacts, ensuring compliance to LSEG’s Change Framework.

Key Skills

Essential

• Expert knowledge in rolling out datacentres in Singapore and London
• A strong product knowledge of FX
• Previous experience in the management of complex technical projects
• Experience of developing, implementing and delivering projects in highly matrixed and fast paced businesses
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, including MS Project
• Excellent knowledge of Clarity
• Excellent at managing and influencing a wide network of stakeholders, including senior management up to CIO level
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of financial management, risk, and project management methodologies
• Excellent documentation skills; ability to create high quality steering committee materials
• More than 10 years of project experience
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Resilient – outcome and delivery focused with the ability to operate in a sophisticated environment
• Energetic & driven - a self-starter, with a can-do attitude, outcome focussed, and charge change with energy and drive that inspires others
   

Desirable

• Project Management qualifications, e.g. Prince2 / PMP / etc.
• Previous experience in delivering regulatory programmes

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

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